Twizel and Mt Cook

After the wedding we had a few day to ourselves before we flew back to Melbourne and we drove to a little cottage just out of Twizel for some peace and quiet. We didn't do an awful lot, some walking aroun Mt Cook national park, a drive into Ohau and not too much else. We had great weather and the scenery was spectacular.

View from our little cottage at breakfast time



Fishing in the canal between Lake Tekapo and Pukaki



Catching fish out of the canal. Most of the fishing was done in the canal below the salmon farm...we were there for about half a hour and saw about five fish get caught - impressive strike rate.



Tasman Glacier in the background



A close up of the top of Mt Cook on our way up the Hooker Valley



Relaxing beside Hooker lake, Mt Cook in the background



Sealy Tarns on the hike up to Mueller Hut



Terrain starts to gt a bit more challenging..



Scenes from around the hut





Mueller Glacier



Behind the hut was Mt Olliver, the first mountain Sir Edmund Hillary climbed. We gave it a go as well, scrambling up the rocky ridge and then taking a short cut down the scree on the other side which had some hair raising moments.



Looking up the Hooker valley towards Mt Cook, Mueller Lake in the foreground and Hooker Lake and glacier beyond.



The next morning at the hut bought rain so after a quick descent it was off to the hot pools at Omarama to warm up ad get clean before heading back home.